Suspended Tulane linebacker Trent Mackey arrested again

A Tulane University football player who was suspended from the Green Wave after being arrested last month was again arrested Monday and booked on a count of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling, Orleans Parish Prison booking records show.

Trent Mackey, 22, was being held Tuesday morning in lieu of $10,000 bond, records show.

The allegations against Mackey were not immediately available.

Mackey, once a star linebacker, was arrested last month for his alleged role in the home invasion and robbery of a female Tulane student on Broadway Street Uptown.

In the July incident, Mackey was originally listed as a victim. He was at his friend's house on Broadway Street. But further investigation revealed that Mackey had cell phone records that showed contact with one of the suspects of the robbery, who forced his way into the Uptown home and robbed a female student -- Mackey's friend.

The investigation resulted in Mackey's arrest for allegedly orchestrating the incident. That stunned his teammates and family.

His father, Trent Mackey Sr., texted at the time:

"I am surprised as everyone else and I'm hurting really bad, but I will do as any father would and stand by him through this situation. We can only pray and let things take its course."